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[Will17]

Hi there,

I need your help!

Can you tell me which is best?:

-A short sleeve cardigan/ a short sleeved cardigan?

-A short sleeve waistcoat/ a short sleeved waistcoat?


According to the internet, it is more common to say "short sleeve" for a cardigan and "short sleeved" for a waistcoat, but i don't understand why.

Thanks
W

[Anglika]

Originally Posted by Will17

Hi there,

I need your help!

Can you tell me which is best?:

-A short sleeve cardigan/ a short sleeved cardigan?

-A short sleeve waistcoat/ a short sleeved waistcoat?


According to the internet, it is more common to say "short sleeve" for a cardigan and "short sleeved" for a waistcoat, but i don't understand why.

Thanks
W

Cardigans have sleeves - short-sleeved or full length sleeves
Waistcoats do not have any sleeves - sleeveless.

[Will17]

What do you call a cardigan that is NOT knitted?

Thanks

W

[Anglika]

Originally Posted by Will17

What do you call a cardigan that is NOT knitted?

Thanks

W

A jacket

[nonsense]

Why would a cardigan have short sleeves? Are you sure it's not a vest?

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Originally Posted by nonsense

Why would a cardigan have short sleeves? Are you sure it's not a vest?

A cardigan certainly can have short sleeves. I have one. A vest has no sleeves. At least in Canadian English.